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(No Model.)v v H. D. HERRINGTON. GATE.

No. 504,780. Patented Sept. 12, 1893.

ivy yf UNITED y STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HORATIO D. HERRINGTON, OF LESLIE, MlCHlGAN.

GATE.

SPECIFICATIN forming part of Letters Patent No. 504,780, dated September12, 1893.

Application tiled April 11, 1893. Serial No. 469,898. (No model.)

To cr/ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Honnrro D. HEEETNG- TON, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Leslie, in the county of Ingham and State ofMichigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gates;and l do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the inventiomsuch as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the saine, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to a new and useful improvement in gates and itconsists in the construction and arrangement of parts hereinafterdescribed and delnitely pointed out in the claims.

The object of this invention is to provide a swinging gate which can bereadily raised or lowered and which can be secured in its adjustedposition, and means by which it can be opened in either direction andwhen in its closed position securely latched also uniting simplicity andcheapness ot construction. These objects are obtained by theconstruction illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein likeletters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several viewsand in which- Figure l is a side elevation of the gate in its loweredposition. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the gate in its raised position.Fig. 3 is a detail top plan view of the supporting post and the innerend portion of the gate and Fig. It is a det-ail view of the latch post.

ln the drawings A represents the gate preferably made of iron or othersuitable material consisting of the vertical tubular end portions C, andC and the tubular diagonal brace D integrally secured to the endportions C C by the curved portions E E.

F is a securing rod permanently attached to the brace D at the curve Eand extending up parallel with the end portion C, and then bent over andsecured in the top thereof. To the securing rod F are clamped thelongitudinal bars F extending across the gate and through aperturesformed in the brace D and secured in any suitable manner in the endportion C of the gate. Y

B is the latching post having a vertical groove B in its inner face.Secured to two of the cross bars F by the clamp gis the latch rod Gextending parallel to the cross bars and passing through the end portionC into the slot B of the latching post when the gate is in the closedposition. Near the lower end of the slot B is a horizontal slit orgroove b extending to the opposite side ot the post and having theinclined lower sides d. The slot B is of a sufficient length so thatwhen the gate is in its lower-most position the latch rod G will rest onthe bottom of the slot.

l is a brace rod extending from the end portion C attached to thesecuring rod and secured to the diagonal brace D.

l is a brace rod secured to the diagonal brace D and the rod portion Cof the gate.

J is the hinge post screw threaded at its upper end. On the post elisatubular casing .l extending from the bottom to near the top thereof.

Resting on the tubular casing J is a connecting plate K loosely mountedon the post J and loosely embracing the end portion C of the gate.

and 7o and 7a2 represent apertures formed in the end portions C.

L is a hook loosely embracing the post and resting on the connectingplate K, adapted to engage the apertures la la 71:2 on the end portion Gof the gate when the same is in raised position. The casing J connectingplate K and hook L is held in position by the nut L engaging thethreaded portion of the post J.

M M are eye plates rigidly secured to the end portion C of the gate andloosely embracing the casing J on the post.

N N are collars on the casing on which the eye plates M M rest when thegate is in its lowest position.

As will be seen when the gate is in its lowermost position the latch rodG will rest on the bottom of the slot B' in the post B and the gate willbe held firmly latched and by rais ing the gate until the latch rod Gregisters with the horizontal slit b the gate can be opened in eitherdirection, and after being opened it will fall of its own weight to itslowermost position, and by providing the slit IOO b with the inclinedlower edges cl when the gate is to be closed the latch rod G will engagethe inclined edges d of the slitb raising the gate and allowing thelatch rod to engage the slot B thereby automatically locking the gate.Or if desired to secure the gate in its raised position the aperture 7sin the end portion C of the gate is so arranged that when the latch rodG is parallel with the slit b in the post B it will engage with the hookL on the hinge post J. To latch the gate in this adjusted position ahook I-I is provided at one side of the post B below the horizontal slitb adapted to engage the latch rod G and prevent the gate from opening.When the gate is raised so that the hook L will engage the aperture 7oor k2 on the end portion (l of the gate the latch rod G will extend intothe slot B and the gate prevented from opening. It will thus be seenthat the gate will always be latched except when the same is adjusted sothat the latch rod will register with the slit Z2 on the post B. Byplacing the connecting plate K under the hook L the weight of the gatein its raised position will be borne both by the connecting plate andhook thereby releasing the strain on the hook L. It will further be seenthat by providing the securing rod F the longitudinal bars F will beheld firmly in place by clamping the same to the securing rod andpassing their ends through the end portion C of the gate therebydispensing with nuts or riveting and adding greatly to the simplicity ofthe construction.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure byLetters Patent, is-

l. In a vertically adjustable gate, the combination with the gate, thevertical tubular end portions and a diagonal tubular brace formedintegral therewith, the inner vertical end portion having aperturesformed therein; of a hinge post; a casing on the post; eye platesconnecting the casing and gate; a connecting plate; a hook embracing thehinge post and resting on the connecting plate adapted to engage any otthe apertures in the inner end portion of the gate, and means forsecuring the parts on the hinge post, substantially as described.

2. In a vertically adjustable gate, the combination with a gate havingtubular vertical end port-ions connected by a tubular diagonal braceformed integral therewith, the inner end portion having apertures formedtherein, ot` a hinge post,a casing on the hinge post, a connectingplate, a hook embracing the hinge post, and resting on the connectingplate eye plates rigidly connected to the end portion of the gate,connecting the gate and casing, collars on the casing on which rest theeye plates when the gate is in its lowermost position and means forsecuring the parts on the hinge post, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix mysignature in presence ot two witnesses.

IIORATIO D. HERRINGTON.

Witnesses:

A. A. LUMBARD, ALvAN H. WALLER.

